The University of Minnesota men's golf program opened the 2012-13 season with a 13th place finish at the eighth annual Gopher Invitational at Spring Hill Golf Club in Wayzata. Minnesota carded rounds of 306-313-313 (+68).

The California Golden Bears lead wire-to-wire to claim team honors by 14 strokes over second place Southern Methodist. Cal was the only team to finish under-par with a 54-hole score of 862 (-2).

Kent State's Corey Conners carded the round of the day with a four-under par 68 to take medalist honors by one stroke over the Cal duo of Max Homa and Michael Kim. Conners, one of only four players to score under par in what was a blustery final round, began the day in a tie for seventh place.

Minnesota is back at it next Monday and Tuesday (Sept. 17-18) at the Husky Invitational in Bremerton, Washington.